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EARLY MAN IN BRITAIN.
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CHAPTER X.
THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OP CULTURE.—THE BRONZE AGE.
Celtic Invasion of the British Isles.—Classification of the Bronze Age in Britain.—The Axe in Culture.—Habitations in Britain and Ireland in the Bronze Age.—Clothing and Ornaments.—Lighting Fires and Wood-cutting.—Spinning and Weaving.—Agriculture and Farming.—Pottery: Cups of Gold and Amber.—Bronze working.—Weapons and Warfare.—Burial Customs.—Temples.—Artistic Designs.—France and Switzerland in the Bronze Age.—The Early Bronze Age.—The Late Bronze Age.—Hoards of Bronze Merchandise.—Hoards of the Bronze-smith.—Lake-dwellings of Late Bronze Age.—Scandinavia in the Bronze Age.—Sculptures.—General Conclusions.
Celtic Invasion of the British Isles.
The Iberic peoples lived in Britain, secure from invasion during the whole of the Neolithic age, while Gaul and Spain were being conquered by the ancestors of the Celts of history. In the course of time the knowledge of bronze was spread through the continent, and the great superiority of the civilisation, of which it is the emblem, led to the invasion of Britain. Bronze weapons ensured victory over enemies armed with the old weapons of stone, and consequently the introduction of the new material must necessarily have led to frequent wars. The knowledge of bronze must have affected the warfare
